Why have the past few weeks been so stormy?
With no let up in the stormy weather for the next week or so, things may get worse for some before they get better. But why has it been so stormy?
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Back to work, the weather is still appalling and it is best not to even mention the cricket. But 2014 has potential, and here’s why.
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With no let up in the stormy weather for the next week or so, things may get worse for some before they get better. But why has it been so stormy?
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There’s no doubt that many of us will be hoping that a new year will bring new weather, but unfortunately, it looks like the beginning of 2014 will continue where 2013 left off.
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After losing power twice over the Christmas break, this newsman finds himself a minor statistic in one of the week’s top stories. Now we know what a rainy day feels like.
With more than 4,000 properties still without power, one energy company increases compensation – but with more bad weather on the way tensions begin to rise.
Wind and rain could cause further travel disruption on Friday, after the Met Office issued yellow and amber warnings indicating “severe or hazardous weather”.
Thousands of people face the Christmas period without electricity after storms and heavy rain caused widespread flooding and power failures across the UK.
Two amateur scientists send a taste of Christmas spirit towards outer space, launching a high altitude weather balloon attached to a makeshift Santa and Rudolph on a sleigh.